THE Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has welcomed the appointment of a new FIC Director General, saying the absence of a substantive office bearer at such an institution was rendering a disservice to the anti-corruption agenda. Last week, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Board appointed Clement Kapalu as the new Director General with immediate effect. In an interview, Sunday, TI-Z Executive Director Maurice Nyambe hoped that Kapalu would continue the FIC’s legacy of exposing illicit financial transactions in a bid to rid Zambia of corruption. “We are delighted that a new substantive Director General has finally been appointed at the FIC. We were always of the view that not having a substantive Director General at such a key institution was rendering a...

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